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Eliminate traditional 15% to 25% executive placement fees with our fixed £795 model.
Targeted saturation across Derby's premium executive talent pools, active and passive.
Backed by local Derbyshire labor market data and ONS-benchmarked salary metrics.
For decades, traditional Managing Director recruitment agencies in Derby have operated on an outdated commission-based model. By charging 15% to 25% of a candidate's first-year salary, these headhunters have created an artificial barrier to growth for Derbyshire's businesses. Whether you are an established engineering powerhouse near Raynesway or a rapidly scaling technology firm on Pride Park, paying twenty thousand pounds for a single executive hire is no longer a justifiable operational expense. It is a legacy tax on your corporate growth.
According to recent Nomis annual survey data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the average base salary for a Managing Director or Senior Corporate Officer in the East Midlands (and specifically the Derby unitary authority) sits at approximately £97,450. When a traditional Derby executive search agency charges a standard 20% placement fee on this salary, the invoice amounts to a staggering £19,490.
Compare that with the VacanCV process. Our flat fee of £795 delivers an immediate capital saving of £18,695 per executive hire. This is not a stripped-back service; it is a highly optimized, digitally superior recruiting engine designed to capture 100% of the active and passive candidate market in Derby and the wider Derbyshire region without the inflated commission structure.
Traditional Managing Director recruitment agencies in Derby rely on what they call their 'exclusive network'—which is often just a dusty database of candidates they have previously spoken to, supplemented by basic LinkedIn searches. In the modern, highly connected digital landscape, this 'Rolodex' model is obsolete.
VacanCV utilizes a Total Saturation Process. We push your vacancy across every major UK executive search platform, professional network, and local job board, combined with targeted programmatic advertising. We do not wait for candidates to find us; we actively position your Managing Director opportunity in front of the top 5% of leadership talent currently operating within major regional employers—from the aerospace and automotive supply chains to Derby's thriving professional services sector.
The math of recruitment has changed. By retaining the £18,695 you would have otherwise spent on a legacy agency fee, your business can reinvest those funds directly into the new Managing Director's operational budget, marketing strategy, or R&D initiatives. This immediate ROI maximizes the likelihood of your new executive's success from day one.
Our process is rapid, transparent, and completely aligned with your financial interests. We charge a flat £795 up front, eliminating any conflict of interest; traditional agencies are incentivized to negotiate higher starting salaries for candidates because it directly increases their own commission. With VacanCV, our only goal is to secure the highest-caliber leader for your Derby business at a fair, flat operational cost.
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VacanCV is a UK-based recruitment technology firm operating in the East Midlands. They specialize in a £795 flat-fee managed search model, utilizing the Smart AI Framework to replace traditional 20% commission agency fees. All insights are provided via the Smart AI screening engine.
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